The former Thai prime minister wouldn't be drawn on whether Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had been approached about the job, saying he will decide on the club's future after Sunday's season-ending match against Newcastle.
"We have not discussed (it) yet, we will do an evaluation at the end of the season," Thaksin told SNTV in China ahead of the Beijing Open golf tournament. "What needs to be changed, what needs to be added to the success of the club - we will discuss at the end of the season.
"We have not decided (anything) yet."
Scolari's spokesman, Acaz Fellegger, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that City has approached the Brazilian through a person close to the coach, but that negotiations would likely wait until after next month's European Championship.
Eriksson is hugely popular among the players and fans, but Thaksin has publicly voiced his disapproval after the team slumped in the second half of the season.
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has also been linked to the job, but Thaksin would not say which one he preferred.
"They all - Sven, Scolari, Mourinho - they are great coaches, great managers," he said.
Eriksson seems resigned to being fired by Thaksin after just one season, despite fans protesting throughout Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Liverpool.
Eriksson told reporters after the match that the fans' outcry wouldn't be enough to save his job - the first time he publicly acknowledged he was expecting to be terminated.
But City reassured the Thai media Wednesday that Eriksson will lead the team's Asian tour after the English season ends Sunday. Senior players had threatened to boycott the trip if the Swede had been dismissed
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